Knowledge of and Accordance with the Academy Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline for Disorders of Lipid Metabolism

Authors

Megan T. Metropulos, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Mary B. Gregoire, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Sarah J. Holland, Rush University Medical Center
Annabelle S. Volgman, Rush University Medical CenterFollow
Heather E. Rasmussen, Rush University Medical CenterFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

10-2014

Citation

Topics in Clinical Nutrition 29:4 (October/December 2014), pp. 294–303.

doi: 10.1097/FIN.0000000000000012

Comments

Copyright© 2014 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer Health Inc. Used by permission.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine knowledge of and accordance with practices recommended by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Guideline for Disorders of Lipid Metabolism. Knowledge and food frequency questionnaires were completed by dyslipidemic patients from an outpatient cardiology clinic (n = 51). Participants were primarily white (74.5%), obese (64.7%), female (64.7%) adults 62.0 ± 9.3 years of age. Mean Disorders of Lipid Metabolism guideline knowledge score was 53.l ± 13.4% correct. Mean accordance was 35.4 ± 13.0% correct. There were no significant associations between knowledge and accordance (r_s = 0.175, P = .219). In addition to increasing knowledge, registered dietitians should focus on behavior modification to increase accordance.